How to watch the Cure Bowl online for free

When you watch the Cure Bowl live stream featuring Louisiana vs. Tulane, you’ll get to see two in-state rivals travel to a different state four states away to play a game. Even though neither team is all that impressive—Louisiana enters the game with a 7-6 record, while Tulane is the definition of average at 6-6—there are a few reasons to take in this contest.

FuboTV is arguably the best streaming service for sports fans, especially if you’re interested in international soccer. But there’s one glaring issue with the service: It doesn’t carry anything from ESPN. That’s a deal breaker for most college bowl games, but it does carry all of the major broadcast networks, FS1 and FS2, Big Ten Network, and plenty more. (Here’s the complete FuboTV channels list.)

YouTube TV offers a comprehensive streaming package for sports fans that’s close to what you’ll find on Hulu with Live TV. One notable difference in YouTube’s favor is the addition of specialty channels like NBA TV and MLB Network. But it’s unlimited cloud DVR and the ability to split each account with six other people that makes YouTube TV worth considering. (You can find the full list ofYouTube TV channels here.)

If you want to go big, you want DirecTV Now. In fact, one of DirecTV Now’s five channel packages is actually called Go Big, and it’s no joke. The service tops out at more than 125 channels, including everything you need to stream college football bowl games (and a whole lot more you don’t). If you happen to be an AT&T Unlimited customer, you’ll save $25 per month on whichever package you choose. (You can view the full DirecTV Now channels list here.)

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need a PlayStation to use PlayStation Vue. The streaming service works with Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast, and even Kodi. It’s a tad more expensive than other options, but it offers four different tiers of channels that provide plenty of variety. (Here are all of PlayStation Vue channels.)

Cure Bowl: Why it matters

Tulane is the hot team, winning five of its last six games to get itself bowl eligible. Louisiana has the chance to finish its season with a winning record for the first time in four years. The last two times these two squads have played each other, the games have been decided by a total of five points. Oddsmakers predict another close game on Saturday. If you like close in-state rivalry bowl games, you’d have to love this one.

Josh Katzowitz is the Weekend Editor for the Daily Dot and covers the world of YouTube. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. He’s also a longtime sports writer, covering the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.